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McAfee Kills SVCHost.exe, Sets Off Reboot Loops For Win XP, Win 2000
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/04/21/1735211/McAfee-Kills-SVCHostexe-Sets-Off-Reboot-Loops-For-Win-XP-Win-2000
McAfee DAT 5958 Update Issues
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| McAfee's "DAT" file version 5958 is causing
| widespread problems with Windows XP SP3.
| The affected systems will enter a reboot
| loop and loose all network access. We have
| individual reports of other versions of
| Windows being affected as well. However,
| only particular configurations of these
| versions appear affected. The bad DAT file
| may infect individual workstations as well
| as workstations connected to a domain. The
| use of "ePolicyOrchestrator", which is used
| to update virus definitions across a
| network, appears to have lead to a faster
| spread of the bad DAT file. The
| ePolicyOrchestrator is used to update "DAT"
| files throughout enterprises. It can not be
| used to undo this bad signature because
| affected system will lose network
| connectivity.
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http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=8656
Broken McAfee DAT update cripples Windows workstations
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| McAfee pushed out a virus definition
| update, 5958, at 06:00 PDT that causes
| false positive identification of the
| critical Windows system file svchost.exe.
| Machines running Windows XP Service Pack 3
| using the 5958 definitions will delete the
| file, causing many key Windows services to
| fail to start. The Windows file is being
| mistakenly detected as W32/wecorl.a.
| Failure to start svchost.exe causes Windows
| to automatically reboot, hindering repair
| efforts.
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http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2010/04/broken-mcafee-dat-update-cripples-windows-workstations.ars
Recent:
McAfee seeks gag on exec ousted over options
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| Former McAfee President Kevin Weiss, exonerated of wrongdoing in a stock
| option-backdating scandal, plans to ask a judge on Monday to unseal the
| arbitration award that cleared him of wrongdoing and ordered McAfee to pay
| damages for firing him without proper cause.
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http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10315368-245.html
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